Poll: Unpopularity of Congress at all-time high

Just 14 percent of Americans approve of the job being done by the U.S. Congress, an all-time low in the 34 years that CBS News and The New York Times have been conducting nationwide polls.

A whopping 82 percent voiced disapproval in the poll, with increasing negative ratings for Congress’ top leader

House Speaker John Boehner boasted this week of getting 98 percent of what he wanted in the debt ceiling deal, but 57 percent of those surveyed disapprove of the job Boehner is doing — a figure that has climbed 16 percent from April.

Congress is deeply unpopular, but Republicans are more unpopular than Democrats. Seventy-two percent of those surveyed give thumbs-down to the GOP on Capitol Hill, while 66 percent of those surveyed registered disapproval of the Democrats.

By a 43-41 margin, Americans feel uncompromising, ideological warriors of the Tea Party movement have too much influence in the Republican Party.

President Obama is a bit more popular. Forty-eight percent approve of the job being done by America’s 44th president, while 47 percent disapprove. Forty-seven percent also trust Obama to handle the economy versus 33 percent who favor the Republicans.

In a third similar figure, 47 percent of those surveyed blamed Republicans for difficulties at getting agreement on raising the debt ceiling, while 29 percent blamed the Democrats. And 63 percent said they favor raising taxes on households with income over $250,000, a path favored by the Obama administration.